Nonprofit · EIN 47-3226523
CALIFORNIA LIFE SCIENCES ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · SAN DIEGO, CA 92121
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $10,168,714 | $10,592,597 | -$423,883 | $10,089,961 | $7,195,432 | $2,894,529 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $10,971,051 | $10,831,286 | $139,765 | $10,678,797 | $7,360,385 | $3,318,412 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $9,919,076
- Investment income
- $249,638
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$1,067
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,156,608
- Other salaries and wages
- $5,016,235
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $6,963,981
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $45,423
- Accounting fees
- $12,711
- Occupancy
- $627,609
- Travel
- $237,943
- Depreciation
- $64,117
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $10,678,797
- Total assets, end of year
- $10,089,961
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $7,195,432
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,894,529
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $99,053
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,894,529
- Gross receipts
- $10,169,781
- Employees
- 40
- Volunteers
- 55
- Year formed
- 2015
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL GUERRA | President & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $739,138 | $46,166 |
| Brent Fisk | SENIOR VP | 40 | $376,852 | $27,791 |
| Kimberley Brocchini | SENIOR VP | 40 | $326,851 | $46,301 |
| JAYNE MCNICOL | CFO Officer | 40 | $347,988 | $23,316 |
| STACEY BOWLIN | SENIOR VP | 40 | $311,142 | $34,515 |
| SAMUEL CHUNG | VP STATE GOV | 40 | $295,671 | $16,533 |
| SAMUEL ASSMANN | VP MEMB & BUS | 40 | $240,346 | $34,167 |
| NICOLE ANDERSON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NADIR MAHMOOD | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VASILIKI ANEST | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF JONKER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WA'EL HASHAD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBRA BARRETT | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA BEAM | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAMLAH NEHRING | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
40 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANINDITA BASU | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUNG CHOI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN GRIMES | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARYN MCDOWELL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT BOHN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BADIA BOUDAIFFA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRYAN GIRAUDO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATIE PENG | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRED DOREY | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICH RAMKO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF FARROW | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELINDA RICHTER | Chair Emerita Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBIN ROBERTS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATIE WECHSLER | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BABAK HAGHIRI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANE CHUNG | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GRACE HAN MCMAHON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEGAN HALL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK ROEDER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIK HARRIS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOY RUSSELL | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ALBERTO ZACARIAS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEITH MURPHY | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF LANDAU | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANA HOOKER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SONAL MATAI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG PORTNER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GANESH RAMAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMMAR QADAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AZIZ SAWAF | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETH ROBERTS | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TERRY ROSEN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GEORGE SAVAGE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| INDIA VALENTINE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHETANA RAO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER RUDDOCK | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIDGET WALSH | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE VISSER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALICE ZHANG | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPH PITTIUS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 56 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL GUERRA | President & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $727,735 | $46,600 |
| JAYNE MCNICOL | CFO Officer | 40 | $332,456 | $20,822 |
| Marcus Fields | SENIOR VP | 40 | $296,661 | $34,446 |
| Kimberly Brocchini | SENIOR VP | 40 | $278,114 | $46,027 |
| STACEY BOWLIN | SENIOR VP | 40 | $254,313 | $44,631 |
| SAMUEL CHUNG | VP STATE GOV | 40 | $256,047 | $14,730 |
| SAMUEL ASSMANN | VP MEMB & BUS | 40 | $226,389 | $33,832 |
| JOSH BROWN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIRKSEN LEHMAN | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VASILIKI ANEST | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF JONKER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WA'EL HASHAD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WADE ACKERMAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA BEAM | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAMLAH NEHRING | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NADIR MAHMOOD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUNG CHOI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN GRIMES | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARYN MCDOWELL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID CREAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GAIL MADERIS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYAN GIRAUDO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE PENG | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KYLE GANO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICH RAMKO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW KAPLAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELINDA RICHTER | Chair Emerita Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN ROBERTS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTIAN NOLET | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOY RUSSELL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE CHUNG | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRACE HAN MCMAHON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEGAN HALL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK ROEDER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIK HARRIS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PUNEET SARIN | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALBERTO ZACARIAS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH MURPHY | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF LANDAU | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KWAME ULMER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE WECHSLER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG PORTNER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GANESH RAMAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMMAR QADAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AZIZ SAWAF | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH ROBERTS | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY ROSEN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE SAVAGE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| INDIA VALENTINE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHETANA RAO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER RUDDOCK | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIDGET WALSH | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JARED WATKIN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN TOFT | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICE ZHANG | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPH PITTIUS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4242 CAMPUS POINT CT STE 110, SAN DIEGO, CA 92121-1569
- In care of
- % SARA RADCLIFFE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MICHAEL GUERRA, 4242 CAMPUS POINT CT 110, SAN DIEGO, CA 92121
- Signed the 990
- MICHAEL GUERRA, President & CEO
- Phone
- (858) 551-6677
- Return prepared by
- Leaf & Cole LLP
Mission
CLSA ADVANCES CALIFORNIAS WORLD-LEADING LIFE SCIENCES INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM BY ADVOCATING FOR EFFECTIVE NATIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC POLICIES AND SUPPORTING ENTREPRENEURS AND LIFE SCIENCES BUSINESSES.
Program accomplishments
- PANTHEON AWARDS CEREMONY: EACH YEAR CLSA RECOGNIZES ACHIEVEMENT AND HONORS EXCELLENCE IN THE LIFE SCIENCES INDUSTRY IN CALIFORNIA, AS IT BRINGS TOGETHER HUNDREDS OF CALIFORNIAS LIFE SCIENCES INDUSTRY LEADERS. THE PANTHEON AWARDS CEREMONY IS A CELEBRATION OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE STATE AND A MOMENT IN TIME TO PAUSE AND REFLECT ON THE INDUSTRYS LEGACY OVER THREE DECADES.
- Racial & Social Equity: The Racial & Social Equity Initiative is our bold plan to commit to change, a unified effort TO PROMOTE INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP PRIMARILY THROUGH CAUCUS ENGAGEMENT AND WORKFORCE AND TALENT PROGRAMS.
- LIFE SCIENCES ACADEMY: LIFE SCIENCES ACADEMY IS DEDICATED TO EDUCATING POLICY MAKERSAND OPINION LEADERS ABOUT OUR INDUSTRY, INCREASING THEIR AWARENESS OF CALIFORNIASLIFE SCIENCES MOST PRESSING ISSUES IN SERVING PATIENTS AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OFLIFE FOR RESIDENTS ACROSS CALIFORNIA.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-3226523
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S41)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $10,089,961
- Income (IRS master file)
- $10,169,781
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $10,971,051 | $10,831,286 | $10,678,797 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $11,277,879 | $10,904,926 | $11,022,480 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS.
Questions about CALIFORNIA LIFE SCIENCES ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of CALIFORNIA LIFE SCIENCES ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CALIFORNIA LIFE SCIENCES ASSOCIATION is 47-3226523.
- Is CALIFORNIA LIFE SCIENCES ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 2015.
- Are donations to CALIFORNIA LIFE SCIENCES ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does CALIFORNIA LIFE SCIENCES ASSOCIATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CALIFORNIA LIFE SCIENCES ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CALIFORNIA LIFE SCIENCES ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of CALIFORNIA LIFE SCIENCES ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MICHAEL GUERRA.
- Who are the officers and directors of CALIFORNIA LIFE SCIENCES ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 55 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $739,138 (MICHAEL GUERRA, President & CEO).
- How much revenue does CALIFORNIA LIFE SCIENCES ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $10,168,714, expenses of $10,592,597 and total assets of $10,089,961 at year end.
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